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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded more than $54 million this month in asphalt rehab contracts across the state. The asphalt contracts are taking place in 59 of Kentucky’s 120 counties and two of the contracts are for Washington County.

A two-mile section of Perryville Road (U.S. 150) from Texas-Mackville Road to just west of Pottsville Road, will be improved. Nally & Haydon Surfacing LLC was awarded the contract for $198,704. The estimated completion date is November 15.

The Washington County Fiscal Court needs input from citizens on two important items. The Court discussed the issues during its meeting on Monday morning.

First, the Court needs anyone who wants to receive emergency notifications from the County Emergency Management Service to either go online or call the County Judge/Executive office to get signed up. The service will provide warnings in the event of severe weather, such as tornados, winter storms or excessive heat. The alert system will also notify residents of calamities such as toxic chemical spills and other hazards.

Springfield native Amanda Mudd Burden endured a nearly impossible ordeal and came through it stronger than ever. After seeing her husband, near death with a rare brain disease, Amanda was overjoyed to see him recover. But she and her young family still had to deal with the devastating memory loss that the disease inflicted on their beloved husband and father.

On June 6, the anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy, author Michael Freeland, World War II veteran, made what he called his last public appearance to talk about the war. This took place at our Washington County Public Library. I was determined not to miss this event, and I'm glad I did not.

The American Dream is alive and well for those willing to put in the effort.
Saul Magana, of Lebanon, is the owner of a six-restaurant chain that includes Los Mariachis in Springfield. Currently a resident alien, Magana will become a US citizen on June 28 at a ceremony in Louisville.
The entrepreneur started out with little but family values.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has waged war on the dangerous disease for 100 years. Victories in the war have become more common - thanks, in large part, to the society’s fundraising efforts. On Friday and Saturday, members of the community won a battle in the war against cancer at St. Catherine’s College, where cancer survivors, caregivers, friends and family members rallied for the annual Relay For Life.
Event committee member Peggy Mattingly, of Springfield, described how Relay works.